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In Table II, the data reported for GA2–3b in column six (ΔrmlD spores) should be negative (−) not 2-log shift (++). The corrected table is shown below.

Table II.

mABs raised against irradiated B. anthracis spores or purified B. anthracis exosporium

mAbsWesternFACS
Anti-E. coli Bc1AAnti-Deglyco, Bc1AWT Sterne sporesΔbc1A sporesΔrmlD spores
AB2 NDa ND − ++ 
AF10b − ++ 
AH88 − − ++ 
BD8b ND ND 
BE12b − ++ 
BF1-4b − ++ 
BF12 ND ND − ++ 
BG11b − ND ND 
CA3* − − ++ 
DE3-1b − ++ 
DE12 − − − ++ 
FD3-4b ND ND 
EF12b ND ND 
AA2-1 ND ND − ++ 
BA10-1b − ++ 
DH4-1b − − ++ ++ 
EA2-1 ND ND − ++ 
EA4-10b − ++ 
EA4-10-4 − ++ 
EG4-4b − ++ 
FH6-1b − − ++ ++ 
GA2-3b − − − − 
GB4-4b − − ND ND 
GB4-6-2 ND ND − ++ 
HB2-2 ND ND − ++ 
IC801b − − − ++ 
JB5-1b − ++ 
JC8-5sb − ++ 
mAbsWesternFACS
Anti-E. coli Bc1AAnti-Deglyco, Bc1AWT Sterne sporesΔbc1A sporesΔrmlD spores
AB2 NDa ND − ++ 
AF10b − ++ 
AH88 − − ++ 
BD8b ND ND 
BE12b − ++ 
BF1-4b − ++ 
BF12 ND ND − ++ 
BG11b − ND ND 
CA3* − − ++ 
DE3-1b − ++ 
DE12 − − − ++ 
FD3-4b ND ND 
EF12b ND ND 
AA2-1 ND ND − ++ 
BA10-1b − ++ 
DH4-1b − − ++ ++ 
EA2-1 ND ND − ++ 
EA4-10b − ++ 
EA4-10-4 − ++ 
EG4-4b − ++ 
FH6-1b − − ++ ++ 
GA2-3b − − − − 
GB4-4b − − ND ND 
GB4-6-2 ND ND − ++ 
HB2-2 ND ND − ++ 
IC801b − − − ++ 
JB5-1b − ++ 
JC8-5sb − ++ 
a

ND, Not determined, −, negative by Western or FACS; +, positive by Western or l-log shift by FACS; ++, 2-log shift by FACS ABS-EF12, mAbs raised against spores; AA2-I-JC8-5, mAbs and raised against exosporium.

b

Included in Ref. 9.